diff --git a/include/SQLiteCpp/Column.h b/include/SQLiteCpp/Column.h
index 13437c4..069c6f5 100644
--- a/include/SQLiteCpp/Column.h
+++ b/include/SQLiteCpp/Column.h
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public:
      * @param[in] aStmtPtr  Shared pointer to the prepared SQLite Statement Object.
      * @param[in] aIndex    Index of the column in the row of result, starting at 0
      */
-    Column(Statement::TStatementPtr& aStmtPtr, int aIndex) noexcept;
+    explicit Column(Statement::TStatementPtr& aStmtPtr, int aIndex) noexcept;
 
     // default destructor: the finalization will be done by the destructor of the last shared pointer
     // default copy constructor and assignment operator are perfectly suited :
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ public:
      *
      * @see getString
      */
-    operator std::string() const
+    explicit operator std::string() const
     {
         return getString();
     }
diff --git a/include/SQLiteCpp/Statement.h b/include/SQLiteCpp/Statement.h
index f8bcd9f..8610fdd 100644
--- a/include/SQLiteCpp/Statement.h
+++ b/include/SQLiteCpp/Statement.h
@@ -79,7 +79,8 @@ public:
      *
      * @param[in] aStatement    Statement to move
      */
-    Statement(Statement&& aStatement) noexcept;
+    Statement(Statement&& aStatement) noexcept = default;
+    Statement& operator=(Statement&& aStatement) noexcept = default;
 
     // Statement is non-copyable
     Statement(const Statement&) = delete;
diff --git a/src/Statement.cpp b/src/Statement.cpp
index 2a2749b..29ea133 100644
--- a/src/Statement.cpp
+++ b/src/Statement.cpp
@@ -28,20 +28,6 @@ Statement::Statement(Database &aDatabase, const char* apQuery) :
     mColumnCount = sqlite3_column_count(mpPreparedStatement.get());
 }
 
-Statement::Statement(Statement&& aStatement) noexcept :
-    mQuery(std::move(aStatement.mQuery)),
-    mpSQLite(aStatement.mpSQLite),
-    mpPreparedStatement(std::move(aStatement.mpPreparedStatement)),
-    mColumnCount(aStatement.mColumnCount),
-    mbHasRow(aStatement.mbHasRow),
-    mbDone(aStatement.mbDone)
-{
-    aStatement.mpSQLite = nullptr;
-    aStatement.mColumnCount = 0;
-    aStatement.mbHasRow = false;
-    aStatement.mbDone = false;
-}
-
 // Reset the statement to make it ready for a new execution (see also #clearBindings() bellow)
 void Statement::reset()
 {
@@ -342,7 +328,7 @@ std::string Statement::getExpandedSQL() {
 Statement::TStatementPtr Statement::prepareStatement()
 {
     sqlite3_stmt* statement;
-    const int ret = sqlite3_prepare_v2(mpSQLite, mQuery.c_str(), static_cast<int>(mQuery.size()), &statement, NULL);
+    const int ret = sqlite3_prepare_v2(mpSQLite, mQuery.c_str(), static_cast<int>(mQuery.size()), &statement, nullptr);
     if (SQLITE_OK != ret)
     {
         throw SQLite::Exception(mpSQLite, ret);